Coin-holder.



W. H. GARLAND.

GOIN HOLDER.

APPLICATION $11.31) 117111110, 1908.

Patented Mar 23, 1909.

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1711/01/1 Gar/(11rd WILLIAM H. GARLAND, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

COIN-HOLDER.

.speciflca'tion of Letters Patent.

Patented March 28, 1909.

Application fled June 30, [8. Herb! Ho. $41.18!.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM H. Gamma, a citizen of the United States, residing'at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Iln rovemcnts in Coin-Holders, of which the 0 lowing is a specification.

Tliis invention relates to what are known as coin holders, and more especially to that type used by st eet car conductors consisting of a series of differently proportioned boxes or receptacles containing coins of different denomination for convenience in making change, and my s ecial object is to produce a device of this 0 aracter equipped with a ard att schment for reventing a coin from 'ing aocidentally'de 'vered or from being extracted without the lmowledge of the conductor. 4 To this end the invention consists in certain novel and peculiar features of construction and organization as hereinafter described and claimed; rind in order that it ma be fully understood reference is to be he to the accompanyingdrawing, in which- Fi re 1, is a top plan viaw of a coin holding evice embodying my invention. Fig. 2, is a front elevation of the same. Fig. 3, 1s a vertical section on the line III-J11 of Fi 2.

80 4, is a horizontal section on the o -I'V of F 3. Fig. 5, is an inverted Ian view of one o the receptacles with one o the arms of the underlyin spring broken away. Fig. 6, is a rear yicw o the] wet art of one 86 of the receptacles with the s zring or holding the guard in n erative posit n, omitted,

' 1n the said rawin s, 1 in cites a pair of fluted bars connector at the ends by down- \vsrdly. disposed hooks 2, t rough which a aupportingbelt, not shown is adapted to extend, these bars and hool oonstituthug a lupporting'frame for the c lindric'al boxes or receptacles 3 of v 'ameteis to accornmodate coins of di. erent denominalfi tions. As the boxes or receptacles are of identical construction the following description is in the singular: The box or rcceptaclc is provided at its upper-end with a on 4 having a dismetrie slot 5,. throu h whic l in the coin is inserted edgewise of the or. In

the formation of this cap bymesns of dies,

tongues 6 are stamped out of the caps and bcnt downward at opposite sides of t e slot and form in effect s ort extensions for the slot to prevent a coin from tilting and pos 66 sihlyu-edging in the slot when the person in chm-go hurriedly inserts such coin. The lower end of the box or receptacle is open and its front half at such and 15 cut away to provide a coin exit passa e 7, and above said eazli passa c itis provided with an opening 8, lhrnugh w rich the edges of most of the coins in the lower part of the box or receptaclo maybe seen.

9 indicates a plate undcrlyin the lower 6::-

end cf the box or receptacle-mi forniin a bottom proj' sting forward a sufiioient istance to underlie. the exit passage so as to form a support for ouch coin as it is or trusted unti its greater portion is disposed 1o forward of the front portion of the box or receptacle. The bottom 9 is provided with a central U-shapcd opening 10, through which the operator pro ects his finger in engaging the undermost coin for the purpose 76 of slipping the same forward through the exit passage. To prevent the underrnost coin from accidentally slifiping, forward through the exit assugc rovide a U- shaped guard w'hic fits snug y around tho 30 box or receptacle and is constructed as follo\\'s:l1 indicates a pair of arms dis osed at opposite sides of the box or recoptac e and pivoted to pins 12 secured to and projectin rom coils 13 formed by' portions stsmpe ifl} out of the upwardly projecting arm 14 of plate 9, as shown most clearly in Fi .4 and 6. 15 are slots or bifurcations in t e front ends of arms 11 and connecting said arms above said slots or bifurcations is the handle pgrtion 16 b which the ard is adapted to depressec in order to ispose the slots or bifurcations 15 in the plane of the campus- Saga 7 hereinbefore referred to, the lower ends 18 of said Inns 1:! normally snuglv embracing the front cdge of thebottom plate 9 at up osite sides of its opening 10 and closing tlib side portions of the exit opening at such time so as to preventtheyithdrawal through said exit pangs of a coin resting on said bot-tom. f His 1 s ring secured to the roar 81d: or arm 14 of bottom 9 and provided u' ith jforwsidly projeoting arms 20 ,underlymg and ressing upwsrdly'against the arms 11, and 10s hestop lugs 21 (one onl appearing) projecting outwardly from t e ottom .9 into notches'f'fl in the lower edges of tho arms of lugs being adapted to limit the downwar ivotal movement imvaried to the guard v the pressure on the;

audio 16 thereof applied by the operators thumb, this downward pressure being applied in order to dispose the slots or bil'urcw tions 15 of the guard in the horizontal plane of exit passage 7 to permit the operator to slide the undcrmost (-oin'i'orwardly through said exit opening and said slots or bifurcations, this forward movement being lil'l parted by inserting a finger in opening 10 and slightly lilting and then drawing it forward, the friction between said lin er and the undermost coin exceeding that etween. said coin and the overlying one, as will be readily understood.

It will be understood of course, that the oglerator does not have to grasp the device w en manipulating the guard and extracting a coin from the box or receptacle because its attachment to the belt affords the necessary resistance to downward movement of the box or receptacle to insure the pivotal operation of the guard when pressure is a plied upon its handle portion and it will also be 0 vious that no one could readily depress said guard against the resistance of the spring armsQO without the conductor becoming instantly aware of the attempt to reflect such depression of the guard prelimia? to the removal of the coin.

, rem the above description it will be a parent that I have produced a simp e, strong, durable and cheap coin holding device embodying the features of advanta c enumerated as desirable and I wish it to %e understood that I do not desire to be restricted to the exact details of construction shown and described as obvious modifications will suggest themselves to one skilled the guard, said step i in the art. i

Having thus described the invention What I claim as new and desire-to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A coin holder, comprising a cylindrical box or receptacle having a bottom provided with an opening extending through its front edge and ofsmaller diameter than the receptacle and having an exit opening in its frontportion above said. bottom and communicating with thciopening of the latter, a pivoted guard embracing the front portion and sides of said. reccptm-le and normally closing said exit opening to thcq'iassage of a coin thcrcthrough and-providedabove its closing portion with an opening through which a coin is capable-of passing, and means for yieldingly holding said guard with its said opening above t m exit openingof the box or receptacle.

2. A coin holder, comprising a cylindrical box or recepta le having a bottom provided with an opcnin cxt ndinyf through its front 1 ge and of smfilordiameicr I ban the r ptm cle and having an exit opening in its front portion above said bottom and 'eommunicati with the opening of the latter, a pivote guard embracin the front portion and sides of said receptac e and fiormally closing said exit opening to the passage of a coin thercthrough an provided above its closing portion with an opening through which a coin is capable of passing, means for ieldingly holding said guard with its sai opening above the exit 0 ening of the box or receptacle, and a ham le for said guard by which it may be depressed until its openin registers with the exit opening of the ox or receptacle.

3. A coinholder, comprising a cylindrical box or receptacle having a bottom provided with an opening extending through its front edge and of smaller diameter than the receptacle and having an exit opening 1n its front portion above said bottom and communicating with the opening of the latter, a pivoted guard embracing the front portion and sides of said receptacle and norm-ally closing said exit opening to the passage of a coin therethrough and provided above its closing portion vn'th an opening through which a coin is capable of passing, means for yicldingly holdm said guard with its said opening above t he exit openi of the box or receptacle, a handle for sai guard by which it may be depressed until its opening registers with the exit opening of the box or receptacle, and means to limit the depression movement of the guard when theopening ofthe latter registers with the exit opening of the box or receptacle.

4. A coin holder, comprising a cylindrical box or receptacle having a bottom provided with an opening extending through its front edge and of smaller diameter than the receptacle and having an exit opening in its front portion above said bottom and commdnicating with the opening of the latter,

a pivoted guard embracing the front portion and sides of said receptacle and normally closing said exit 0 ening to the assage of a coin therethrougli and provide above its closing portion with an opening through which a coin is capable of assing, and a spring for holding said guar with its said op ening above the exit opening of the box or receptacle.

5. A coin holder, comprising a cylindrical box or receptacle having a beveled edge bottom provided with an opening extending throu h its front edge and of smaller diameter than the receptacle and having an exit opening in its front portion above said bottom and communicating with the opening of the latter, and also having outward projecting lugs at its lower end, a guar con Sibling of a pair of arms embracing o posite sides of the box or receptacle and caring and hul'hlully closlng H10 said vxlll passage tllo m'ms of said guard and holding tlu same to the pasbugo Lherenluough of a. coin and I pressed yieldingly upward. 1 provided uiLh notolm; in Ll oir lower edges-1 lu testimony whereof I ailix mysignaburo, receiving said lugs and 1th notches or F in the presence of two witnesses.

'bifurcatlons and with a, handle portion clis- WILLIAM H. GAHLAN D.

W i Luessqs d L. B: WHERmTr, F. R. GLOVE.

posedformwd of the. box 01 reoeptuolo and connecting and mum ulwovo sand notches or bll'urcutlouss, and spnng (u-ms undcrlylng. 

